Who gets to be well in America: Immigrant health is on the line
As lawmakers debate cuts to Medicaid and restrictions on care for undocumented immigrants, the question isn’t just what America covers—it’s who.
Proposals like the No Medicaid for Illegal Immigrants Act of 2025, and related attempts to embed its provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, aim to block federal funding for Medicaid services to undocumented families. Some state plans go further, threatening to remove children from CHIP if …
